Best Time to Drive from Oakley to San Jose

Right now (7:20 pm PST): about 80 minutes via I-680 South and SR-4 East, usually 79 at this time.

Only 44% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Oakley to San Jose by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	87	96	96	92	87	85	85	86	96	101	105	104	83	79	79	78
Tue	78	85	103	101	93	90	85	85	86	92	108	121	115	91	80	79	80
Wed	79	87	110	103	93	88	85	85	85	93	108	117	113	93	80	81	81
Thu	78	90	110	97	94	90	84	83	85	96	118	124	113	92	81	83	84
Fri	78	83	92	87	86	85	84	84	87	97	115	120	109	92	82	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	84	87	84	85	85	86	83	83	80	78	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	78

About this drive

On weekdays the 69-mile drive from Oakley to San Jose (via I-680 South and SR-4 East) usually takes as little as 78 minutes and up to 124 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 87 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (87 minutes).

About 38 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 30 miles surface streets (44 to 71 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oakley to downtown San Jose along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Oakley to San Jose?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 6:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 78 minutes then, versus up to 124 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Oakley to San Jose?

The 69-mile drive usually takes 78 to 124 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 87 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Oakley to San Jose?

Leaving around 4 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 124 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-680 South in Bay Area (23 miles) · SR-4 East in Bay Area (8 miles) · I-580 East in Bay Area (6 miles) · I-280 North in Bay Area (1.5 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	87	96	96	92	87	85	85	86	96	101	105	104	83	79	79	78
Tue	78	85	103	101	93	90	85	85	86	92	108	121	115	91	80	79	80
Wed	79	87	110	103	93	88	85	85	85	93	108	117	113	93	80	81	81
Thu	78	90	110	97	94	90	84	83	85	96	118	124	113	92	81	83	84
Fri	78	83	92	87	86	85	84	84	87	97	115	120	109	92	82	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	84	87	84	85	85	86	83	83	80	78	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	87	96	96	92	87	85	85	86	96	101	105	104	83	79	79	78
Tue	78	85	103	101	93	90	85	85	86	92	108	121	115	91	80	79	80
Wed	79	87	110	103	93	88	85	85	85	93	108	117	113	93	80	81	81
Thu	78	90	110	97	94	90	84	83	85	96	118	124	113	92	81	83	84
Fri	78	83	92	87	86	85	84	84	87	97	115	120	109	92	82	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	84	87	84	85	85	86	83	83	80	78	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	78

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	79	87	96	96	92	87	85	85	86	96	101	105	104	83	79	79	78
Tue	78	85	103	101	93	90	85	85	86	92	108	121	115	91	80	79	80
Wed	79	87	110	103	93	88	85	85	85	93	108	117	113	93	80	81	81
Thu	78	90	110	97	94	90	84	83	85	96	118	124	113	92	81	83	84
Fri	78	83	92	87	86	85	84	84	87	97	115	120	109	92	82	79	83
Sat	78	78	79	79	80	81	84	87	84	85	85	86	83	83	80	78	78
Sun	79	78	78	78	79	79	80	82	82	82	81	81	80	80	80	79	78